Department of Land and Natural Resources

DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES
News Release

DAVID Y. IGE GOVERNOR

CARTY CHANG INTERIM CHAIRPERSON

For Immediate News Release April 23, 2015    

STATE PARKS SECURES PARKING OPERATOR
FOR NUUANU AND AKAKA FALLS 

HONOLULU — The Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of State Parks (DSP), has reached an interim permit agreement with Diamond Parking Services LLC. for parking operations at the Nuuanu Pali State Wayside and Akaka Falls State Park. Diamond Parking Services will begin operating and collecting entrance and parking fees effective Saturday (April 25, 2015) and the parks will operate as normal.

Diamond Parking Services was a previous operator at both parks in 2010. Its familiarity with parking at these locations allowed it to begin work on short notice.

The agreement provides for both parking management and fee collection for commercial tour operators and non-residents. Residents at both parks do not pay fees.

State Parks plans to seek Board of Land and Natural Resources (BLNR) approval of a more formal agreement at its meeting on May 8, 2015 and will later seek approval for a new, longer term competitive bidding process.

Under the agreements, Diamond Parking Services will pay the state a percentage of fees collected under similar terms approved by the BLNR for Moana Parking Management, LLC which filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection last Friday.

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Media Contact:

Deborah Ward
Hawaii Dept. of Land and Natural Resources
Information Specialist
(808) 587-0320
fax (808) 587-0390